This is everything that a Sonic game from the early/mid-2000s should be: creative and enjoyable levels (The Black Comet/Final Haunt, as in both of the levels, are really... interesting and strangely awesome), adding in optional upgrades (you don't have to use a single gun or vehicle, they're just in the game for you to pick up), less of the flaws from previous games, it's even more fast paced than the last 3 3D Sonic games (in terms of how fast you can go) and fills in plot holes from previous games. Sure, it's clearly SEGA trying to cash in on the whole "Darker and Edgier" thing... but I don't see that complaint with Sonic SATAM, do I?
The only complaint I have is the voice acting, but it's only a problem if you seek to complete every mission in every level (you'll have to deal with Tails' voice... *groan*). If you just play the get-to-the-goal or Black-Doom missions, than you don't have to hear any grating voices. Once you complete all of the levels, you can replay them in the "select mode" and enjoy them without any of the voice acting or story issues. It's a good game.
It's good to see I'm not alone in enjoying this.
This is everything that a Sonic game from the early/mid-2000s should be: creative and enjoyable levels (The Black Comet/Final Haunt, as in both of the levels, are really... interesting and strangely awesome), adding in optional upgrades (you don't have to use a single gun or vehicle, they're just in the game for you to pick up), less of the flaws from previous games, it's even more fast paced than the last 3 3D Sonic games (in terms of how fast you can go) and fills in plot holes from previous games. Sure, it's clearly SEGA trying to cash in on the whole "Darker and Edgier" thing... but I don't see that complaint with Sonic SATAM, do I? The only complaint I have is the voice acting, but it's only a problem if you seek to complete every mission in every level (you'll have to deal with Tails' voice... *groan*). If you just play the get-to-the-goal or Black-Doom missions, than you don't have to hear any grating voices. Once you complete all of the levels, you can replay them in the "select mode" and enjoy them without any of the voice acting or story issues. It's a good game.